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The Top 20 Natural Monuments around Bezirk Melk

Bezirk Melk’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20

beautiful natural monuments around Bezirk Melk. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: November 1, 2025

Danube Valley in the Wachau

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World Heritage Site, in a nutshell, the tour through the Wachau is the highlight! I have done the tour several times now and I still think it is a unique …

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Ysper Gorge

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If any gorge deserves the description "wild and romantic", then it is the Ysperklamm. There are always small climbing aids such as stone steps, wooden stairs and bridges.

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Katzenstein Summit

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The Katzenstein is a rock formation and a summit (963 meters). Anyone who dares can climb it. Everything is nicely covered with soft moss and the way there is signposted. …

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Herzstein (Heart Stone)

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The heart stone is a so-called slip-through stone, and its appearance immediately reminds one of a standing human heart. The heart stone is supposedly a female double cult site, as …

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Totenkopf and Drachenstein

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If you look up, you can see the skull with its empty eye sockets. The rock formations, which are around ten meters high, can be climbed - there is a …

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Kornmandl Rock (Herzsteinweg #2)

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Correct name: KORNMANDL. The "stone Kornmandl" could have served as a calendar stone in the past. There is also a legend about it: A farmer became angry about the poor …

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Weißenberg Summit Cross

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A detour here is definitely worth it because of the view of the Ostrong. The rock formations “Totenkopf” are located in the immediate vicinity.

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Cup-marked stone "Great Bowl"

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On the Druid Trail, in addition to the "Sitting Dog," you will also find other bizarre stone formations such as the "Phallus with Vulva," the "Standing Bowl," the "Outer and Inner Stone Circle," the "Large Bowl," and the "Dwelling Cave."

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Forest Chapel near Yper

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Forest chapel: the origin is not known, probably an old cult site or a stone shrine. The formerly wooden chapel was replaced by the stone structure after a fire. Say: …

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Natural Monument "Marktlinde 1300"

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A mighty tree, has already "experienced" a lot

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The Top 20 Natural Monuments around Bezirk Melk

Danube Valley in the Wachau

Ysper Gorge

Katzenstein Summit

Herzstein (Heart Stone)

Totenkopf and Drachenstein

Kornmandl Rock (Herzsteinweg #2)

Weißenberg Summit Cross

Cup-marked stone "Great Bowl"

Forest Chapel near Yper

Natural Monument "Marktlinde 1300"

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